Solomon Waters

 Will Book A
                       McCracken County, Kentucky
Page 37

Tennessee State
Tipton County

As it is appointed for all men once to die. I being a native of the State
of Kentucky, McCracken County. I make and ordain this my last will and
testament, being in sickness but in sound mind and memory.

And first of all I give and resign my soul to God who gave it. As to my
worldly or earthly property I dispose of it in the following form and manner

I give and bequeath unto my loving wife Nancy Waters one spotted mare aged
five years and I also give unto her one sorrel mare with a blaze face and
thirty head or more of stock cattle and thirty head of stock hogs, all the
corn, wheat, rye, and oats on my plantation and also one black dress and
bonnet to be taken from my trunk of goods and also all the household and
kitchen furniture belonging to me. Also two ploughs and gear, two ----?
and one ax, drawing knife and hand saw, two angers? and two ---? and vice
chain, ring and staph.

And I also give unto my stepchildren, William Hill, and Tabitha J. Hill,
one hundred and fifty acres of land in Warren County, to be equally
divided between them

I also give to my sister Nancy Waters one white dress to be taken from my
trunk.

And the balance of my property not named above, I want sold on a
credit from six to twelve months, and the profit arising from said sale
after my debts are paid, I want it appropreated to the purchase of land
for my children

And I nominate and appoint Matthew Waters my executor to carry this my
will into effect

Hereunto I do set my hand and seal, January the first day one thousand
eight hundred and thirty two

                                             S. M. Waters
Signed in presence of us
A.H. Pofie?
James Branden

Kentucky, McCracken County    Sct

I Branton Small, Clerk of the County Court for the County aforesaid do
hereby certify that at a Court held for the County aforesaid in the town
of Paducah on this 14th day of May 1832 the foregoing last will and
testament of Solomon M. Waters dec'd was exhibited to the court by the
executor therein named and it appraising to the satisfaction of the court
that the signature is the hand writting of the said Solomon M. Waters, and
there being no opposition thereto, it is ordered that the same be admitted
to record, which is done accordingly.

Given under my hand this 17th day of September 1832
                                                                   B. Small

Submitted by Vera Burnham

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